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Saturday Feb. 7, 2015


Great week.

Got so much done.

So many leftovers.

In my fridge, on my table, in piles begging attention.

In my head not written down, but lurking on my agenda too …

I’ll clean up some leftovers, but I’m pretty certain I’ll be spending much more time on new things.

I’ve many times gotten down on myself for that.

I’ve acknowledged that I start a lot of things that I don’t finish, as if it was a character flaw because I didn’t see them through to the end.

I changed my view.

Everybody has inevitable(s) on their list – which must be done. From mundane taking out trash, filing tax returns, cleaning out closets and junk drawers – I’m not talking about those.

My strategy: doing a little bit each day on those things which must be done, has proven far less useful recently for several reasons – being busy is one of them.

But not the primary reason/excuse.

I’ve been doing so many things I want to do.

Ditching things I don’t want to do.

Not to point of neglecting responsibilities.

But I recognize this is driven more by my non-conscious than any other reason.

Things I’ve not done, I’ve left not done.

Things I’ve done, I’ve paid more and better attention to than anything in ages – planning to stay incredibly interested in moving those forward as long as my interest AND energy for them remain high.

I start lots of things.

Always have.

Many fall by the wayside.

Many that didn’t SHOULD HAVE fallen by the wayside much sooner …

Things.

More things.

Many more new things.

That creates leftovers.

That is OK. 

 

 

Mark Kolke

P.S.: further to you yesterday’s column – the Supreme Court of Canada made a unanimous decision to allow physician assisted suicide under specific criteria – goes into effect in a year unless parliament passes an enabling law sooner; slippery-slope worrier/pundits are now coming out of the woodwork, as one might expect, to lobby for/against Canada adopting a European model, while I think Oregon has it far more right … tic toc …

column written/ published from Calgary, AB

morning walk:  -14C/7F, fresh and bright blue sky day shaping up – Gusta wanted to greet some pedestrians more than they wanted in return, so we navigated …. and navigated away.

Reader feedback:

THERE WILL BE CHANGE 

It is an important issue Mark — thank you for writing about it!, LG, Calgary, AB

Nice to hear from you.  Such a busy media day: autism allegedly caused by vaccines, HPV vaccine attacked by the Toronto Star, and a UNANIMOUS decision – I would not have guessed that, JG, Calgary, AB


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